Mama, take this badge off me
I can’t use it anymore.
It’s gettin’ dark, too dark to see
I feel I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door.
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Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can’t shoot them anymore.
That long black cloud is comin’ down
I feel I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door.
~bob dylan
Yes! Is it silly of me to pinch my nose closed to get a little of that Dylan sound when reading your post aloud? Haha. Love the photo and lyric caption that goes with it!
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You are SOOOO funny! And perceptive…I’m only now appreciating the wisdom of Bob Dylan.
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Many of us at the time re-themed this song as a protest anthem against the Vietnam war. A soldier lays down his gun, dying in another senseless killing of war.
Absolutely great and moving post!
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I read where this song was re-recorded by different bands using their own interpretations, and I can see where it would speak to soldiers of any war, and especially stirring to those who served in VIetnam. Glad you liked. Dylan’s in his own league, isn’t he.
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This is truly a powerful post and love the photo and the lyrics Elisa. Thanks for sharing hon. 😀 *big hugs*
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Thank you Sonel. The photo seemed to fit the words and vice versa. Hugs Back!
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Very ‘threatening/spooky’ light – really a thunderhead cloud layer over the sun? Extraordinary. Nothing that dramatic over here 🙂 Beautiful. Ah, Dylan – taken me back to college days, oh deary, deary me 😉 Thanks for sharing this
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Yes, it was quite a spectacle. It moved me to stop the car and take the photograph….I’m so glad you liked it. I should have known you were a Dylan fan!
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Sonel pinched my word! Powerful was what came to me too, Elisa, and strangely moving.
Two things, not connected to the above: your url still links back to Fun and Fabulous and I get a WP message saying you’re not home, or words to that effect. I can find you in my Reader though, so that’s the good news 🙂
Billiard comes from the French “billart” -an old form of cue, or “bille” -the ball. Such a shame- I wanted to become a bollards expert!
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That picture combined with the lyrics kind of rocked my world, too, Jo. And thanks for the information about my URL….I have NO IDEA how to fix that. I can’t delete the darned blog because I own the domain for now. I set it to private….maybe I’ll make it public again with a note to find me over here. Something for you to think about if you ever change your blog name & URL. Be prepared for a bit of a hassle!!
Interesting bit on Billiards!
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Probably a good idea to leave something so that folks can find you, Elisa. I was lucky in that I saw your post about the new blog 🙂
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I love this post… remember it well, never knew it was part of a western movie… always thought it was a Vietnam protest song… very interesting share…
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You were correct! Another blogger commented that he and other soldiers re-themed it as a protest anthem against the Vietnam war, saying “A soldier lays down his gun, dying in another senseless killing of war.”
Interesting bit of history there.
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Fabulous marriage of picture and words – “It’s not dark yet but it’s getting there” would also work – the man is a genius.
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Whoa….I just read the lyrics to “It’s not dark yet,” and found them to be so powerful. Genius is right. Now I have to find a picture for that song….
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he’s coming to Luxembourg in November
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Oh I hope you go! I’d love to hear about it in your blog…and don’t forget the pictures!!
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I also directly think of the guns and roses for this song
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Just listened to it on youtube. I like this version.
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Nice, i love it…
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Perfect pairing of image and words Elisa! I’ll be thinking of Bob Dylan and those lyrics all day! Have a wonderful weekend! Robyn
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Thanks! I just listened to the Guns & Roses version. Good, but I liked Dylan’s better!
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this is truly a journey of infinite possibilities 🙂
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Ha, YES….including the possibility of getting run over!!!!!
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I love your whole new look and direction of your blog…you are an inspiration!
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Thank you! I’m still not sure of my direction, but the journey has been more fun looking for one (direction). Not the band. Ha.
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You’re well on your way!
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Well done–the vantage point really draws me into the possibilities.
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Thank you, Sally. I guess that was my goal and didn’t realize it until you mentioned it…very perceptive.
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Great post!
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Thank you, Mary!!
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Hi, Elisa–You left a LIKE on our post, so I thought I’d come check you out. Did you take the photo? (I hope you did.) It’s great. And Dylan… what can one say? Ken
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Yes, you have a beautiful blog! Glad you liked the photo…taking it was standing-in-the-middle-of-the-road worthy!
Take care,
Elisa
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It’s the sort of shot that makes my my wife yell at me. 🙂
Ken
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Wonderful capture, Elisa. I’ve been a great Dylan fan since the 1960’s. His lyrics are absolutely brilliant, and every time I listen to one of his songs, I get something new from it.
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Another blogger mentioned his song “It’s not dark yet, but its getting there,” and I was stunned by the beauty of the lyrics. He is brilliant, and I’m enjoying how he’s relaxing into his sense of humor these days.
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That’s a truly lovely picture of the middle of the road at night.
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Thank you, Chrisstov. I’m glad there wasn’t any traffic that evening!
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Nice image and lyrics combination.
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Thank you, glad you liked!
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“That long black cloud is coming down”-nice image and the lyrics are well-suited. And the journey usually takes us where we need to go. “Happy Trails” as the cowboys say! It’s all in the journey….
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Happy trails to you too, Maureen. I’m going to be humming that tune all evening!
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Best to put Neil Young in instead. 🙂
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Haha, true.
He and CS&N were in Atlanta a few years ago….sounded as good as they ever did. Still protesting, I think it was the war in Iraq. I love, among many things, their persistence!!
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I think I’m probably the only person here who was in college in the sixties. Ah, the iconic Dylan. He’s a year older than I am and still going the way he always did. The gospel according to Dylan is as righteous as it was fifty years ago. Not many of the old boys are still alive much less still relevant. I read somewhere the other day that he’s sold “Blowin’ in the Wind” to a British company to be used to promote a supermarket chain! My, how the world changes… Well, they said it is a green business… Chuckle…
The photograph is really dramatic. I couldn’t think of a thing more elegant than the roadrunner… When I see roadways like this, he always appears right in the middle of the road! 😉
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Oh noooooooooo, tell me he didn’t sell out to a supermarket chain. I think they ought to make a law barring any iconic rock songs from becoming television jingles.
Roadrunner? Then Wilie E Coyote has to be there, too, holding a stick of dynamite!
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Yep, I’m afraid he did sell out.
Willie E coyote, yes! 🙂
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That’s a great shot!
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Thank You!!
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Wow…
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🙂
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Short and sweet. I like that.
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Standing in the middle of the road, young lady? 😉
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Haha, I like living on the edge. Well in this case, in the middle!
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Great post Elisa with the words and photo making for a terrific combination. Great site by the way!
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Thank you so much….it was worth the risk of standing in the middle of the road! I enjoy your blog as well, and am always inspired by your photography. Take care, and have a great weekend!
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You are more than welcome Elisa and I hope you had an enjoyable weekend
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You are more than welcome Elisa and I hope you had an enjoyable weekend.
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superb photograph and it fits in so well with the lyrics.
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Thank you!
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Amazing visual to go with the song!
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